INDIVIDUAL PLANS OF STUDY: WHY EVERY SECONDARY STUDENT NEEDS ONE KEEN CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Higher Education completion is more important than ever before

2020 WORKFORCE USA

By 2020, 71% of jobs in Kansas will require postsecondary education. This is 6 percentage points above the national average of 65%. Kansas ranks 7 th nationally in postsecondary education intensity for Georgetown Public Policy Institute

KANSANS WITH POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION 2015 BY 2020 NEEDS TO BE 52%71%

POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT % KANSAS CLASS OF 2011

% COMPLETING 1 YEAR OF POST- SECONDARY KANSAS CLASS OF 2011

% STUDENTS ENROLLING IN REMEDIAL COURSEWORK KANSAS CLASS OF %

DEGREE COMPLETION KANSAS CLASS OF 2007

The Current Landscape of earning a Bachelor’s….. Recent Bachelor’s degree earners – over 50% unemployed or underemployed On average, $26,000 student loan debt to obtain a Bachelor’s which will take an average of 10 years to pay off Skills that will need to be updated in increasingly shorter time periods

SYSTEM FOR EDUCATION ENTERPRISE IN KANSAS SEEK

THINK-PAIR-SHARE 1.What are some of the reasons the majority of our students who enroll in college don’t complete a degree? 2.What can secondary education do to help more students persist and complete a post-secondary award?

COLLEGE AND CAREER READY IN KANSAS College and Career Ready means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

INDIVIDUAL PLAN OF STUDY (IPS) Product - Multi-year educational plan based on career interests Process – Providing students access to career exploration and career planning It’s NOT just a graduation plan

Individual Plans of Study

IPS PROCESS I.Self – exploration II.Career exploration III.Career planning

WHY AN IPS? Student’s Educational Path becomes: Relevant → Higher Student Engagement Focused → based on Career Interests Efficient → time and $ Not a silver bullet, but an IPS will help a student make better choices and ultimately lead to a higher % of post- secondary completion

COLLEGE AND CAREER READY IN KANSAS academic preparation cognitive preparation technical skills employability skills CTE

CLIFF NOTES FOR CTE PATHWAYS a. Advisory Committee (made up of Post-secondary, Business/Industry) b. 3 course sequence (minimum of 3 credits offered) c. Articulation agreements d. Credentials aligned with Pathway offered….if applicable e. CTE Student Categories: Participant – 1.0 CTE credit Concentrator – 3.0 CTE credits (completed Pathway and qualifies for articulation agreement)

STATE CTE INITIATIVE - SENATE BILL 155 Tuition-free college CTE courses for 11 th and 12 th graders Credential Incentive Program: $1000 incentive for school districts where students earn an industry- recognized credential that leads to a high-demand occupation in Kansas

EARLY COLLEGE WORKS………. Texas Dual Enrollment Students Twice as Likely to Earn Associate Degree or Higher Twice as likely to enroll Twice as likely to persist (complete 1 year) Twice as likely to complete Regardless of socioeconomic status

SUMMARY Higher Education completion is more important than ever before. Through a comprehensive career exploration system and a focus on rigorous, relevant CTE Pathways, including the implementation of individual plans of study for all students, schools can help students prepare more extensively for careers.